Regards crew W K, correct!! but what exactly do they think that proves? you mention it may be a show for the pax, but what could the thinking be behind that? "are the pax.thinking, the crew are a potential hazard to me? so glad to see extra screening of them"
I have pondered this one alot, as of course I am subject to the extra scrutiny so often, and I just cannot figure out why they have taken such a aggresive attitude towards us, and of course while we troop back and forth through the machine doing a segmented striptease, I watch the pax line next door moving quite smoothly??
BUT, I hesitate to question any security method, even stupid ones, as I guess the intent of any method is correct, although usually once it is put into action, the intent seems to be incorrectly applied.